bed frame question..

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..the one you sleep in.I have a rough design drawn up in Sketchup for a queen size bed Im required to make (le wife) 2.5 x 2.5 square tube, 0.065 wall  will this suffice. especially for the rails.Im trying to figure out the best way to attach the rails to the head and foot boards while keeping any hardware (nuts or bolts) hidden fro view.  Any ideas.Please and thanks
Reply:Weld 2 tabs (3/16" thick)on the head board and foot board to fit inside the rails and weld a similar thickness stiffener plate inside the tubing for the rails. Secure it with a couple larger size self tapping screws on each side corner or drill and thread for flat head hex key bolts. To weld the stiffener in the rail ends, drill a couple holes and use plug welds to hold them in. Everything would be covered by the mattress.
Reply:Cut out the bottom of the side rail ends and you would have access to use bolts. Weld a plate with bolt holes inside the end of the tube, put a thick plate with threaded holes inside the headboard and youre more than half way there. You can also make covers for the holes on the bottom if you want.I'd consider some sort of diagonal bracing, since small joints with combined with long tubes for lots of leverage tend to work themselves loose over time. Perhaps something diagonally from about the middle of the center rail to the bottom center of the head board? Not ideal, but if that head board goes against the wall it may will be the least visible option.
Reply:Just build the frame the size of the mattress and put legs on it. Then attach the headboard and foot board to that frame or the legs from the back of the headboard and the inside of the footboard end legs with a small angle or whatever.---Meltedmetal
Reply:Why not cut 4 of these and weld them on the rail ends and cut slots in the head and foot boards for them with slip into.  That way you can knock the bed frame apart when you want to move it. Attached ImagesDIY CNC Plasma table USB BOB Price THCHypertherm 65Everlast PowerTig 255 EXTMiler 180 Mig13" metal latheMill/ DrillECT, ECT,